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In addition, I have spoken in the chamber several times about the importance of world heritage sites, such as New Lanark, to the year of homecoming as a focus for activity and for attracting visitors.
The difficulty in all that arises when parents cannot efficiently access working tax credits or child tax credits and the money just sits with the Treasury.
Obviously, those are not the only issues that have been raised, but they are ones that jumped out at me. In your submission, you express concern that there has been less of a Scotland-specific focus, and you give a couple of reasons for that.
I highlight that the House of Lords Energy and Environment Sub-Committee of the European Union Committee has expressed concerns. Its report says: “We are not convinced that the Government’s preparations are progressing quickly enough, and in some respects the Government appears to lack a credible plan of action.”
From looking at health care environment inspectorate reports, there must be many occasions when a comment or concern that has been expressed by a patient, visitor or carer could have led to action.
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the concerns that have been expressed regarding the efficacy of the National 4 qualification.